agueweed

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a⋅gue⋅weed

[ey-gyoo-weed]

–noun

1.	a boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum.

2.	a gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, having bristly blue flowers.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; ague + weed ¹

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agueweed
noun
1.	gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers
2.	perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine [syn: boneset]

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